أَياO مَنyou who سَماhas risen فيamong الوَرىhumankind قَدرُهُhis standing
أَيا مَن سَما في الوَرى قَدرُهُ
وَعمَّand has encompassed الأَنامَall people بِمَعروفهِwith his kindness
وَعمَّ الأَنامَ بِمَعروفهِ
O you whose standing has risen among humankind,
and whose kindness has embraced all people,
لِسانيَmy tongue بِالشُكرِwith thanks مُنطلِقٌunrestrained
لِسانيَ بِالشُكرِ مُنطلِقٌ
فَلِمso why لاnot تجودُgive generously بِتصحيفِهِwith its differently dotted form
فَلِم لا تجودُ بِتصحيفِهِ
My tongue is unrestrained in thanks;
so why not bestow its differently dotted form?
أَرىI see اسميmy name تنكَّرhas become unknown عِندَكُمُto you
أَرى اسمي تنكَّر عِندَكُمُ
وَفازَand has won اسمُthe name غَيريsomeone other than me بِتَعريفِهِrecognition for it
وَفازَ اسمُ غَيري بِتَعريفِهِ
I see my name has become unknown to you,
while another's name has won recognition.
أَناI عَلَمٌa proper name فيهِin it زائِدتانِtwo extra letters
أَنا عَلَمٌ فيهِ زائِدتانِ
فَالصَرفُso declension يَقضيcalls بِتَحريفِهِfor its alteration
فَالصَرفُ يَقضي بِتَحريفِهِ
I am a proper name with two extra letters;
so declension calls for its alteration.
وَصَعبٌand difficult عَلىfor مَنone who لَهُhe has عادَةٌa habit
وَصَعبٌ عَلى مَن لَهُ عادَةٌ
وَيَألَفُهاand is accustomed to it تركُabandoning مألوفِهِwhat is familiar to him
وَيَألَفُها تركُ مألوفِهِ
And it is hard for one who has a habit
and is used to it to abandon his accustomed ways.
وَمَنand whoever مَرَّpassed يَوماًone day عَلىupon ذكركمyour remembrance
وَمَن مَرَّ يَوماً عَلى ذكركم
فذكرُكthen your remembrance يَقضيcalls بِتَشرِيفِهِfor honoring him
فذكرُك يَقضي بِتَشرِيفِهِ
And whoever comes to your remembrance one day,
your remembering him calls for honoring him.
Sol 6.1